The question of male contraception arises at the frontier between health and society.
"Male contraception will become a moral and social issue, not just a health one. The aim will be to raise men's awareness of their parental and sexual responsibilities. "
Desjeux C., "Histoire de la contraception masculine. L'expérience de l'Association pour la recherche et le développement de la contraception masculine (1979-1986)".
— Conclusion from Doc'éthique by Espace de Réflexion Éthique Bourgogne Franche-Comté
"Genuine equality between men and women in the field of contraception seems impossible since men do not carry the pregnancy. However, fairness, shared responsibility, and mutual trust are important ethical benchmarks when it comes to male contraception (MC). MC challenges our representations of women, particularly in terms of the division between productive and reproductive work. At the same time, men have little room in the public or private sphere to talk about MC. There are too few studies giving men's and women's views on the subject.
One of the issues at the heart of a couple's relationship is how to balance the risk of pregnancy and certain undesirable effects for oneself and for the other, so that benevolence, dialogue, and understanding of the partner can become the major component of the couple's contraceptive management.
Finally, the delegation of biopolitics to health professionals carries the risk of looking at the contraceptive issue solely from a medical point of view, obscuring broader and deeper societal issues: contraception involves us as citizens."
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